Partial Support of the NRC's Solid State Sciences Committee

该奖项为国家研究委员会固态科学委员会（SSSC）提供部分支持。国家研究委员会是国家科学院和国家工程院的工作机构。SSSC监测美国材料研究领域，并就其材料研究计划向联邦机构提供指导。委员会对提供技术资料和援助的请求作出反应；发起固态科学研究的开展和出版，作为固态机会社区的教育资源；并为固态和材料科学家以及华盛顿政策制定者提供了一个讨论论坛。SSSC将在未来三年继续开展这些活动，包括为华盛顿决策者举办的2002年材料论坛等项目。材料研究界和生物学界之间的界面将受到关注：将制作一本描述生物学和材料科学之间界面的外行手册。此外，将对“生物分子材料”进行更技术性的研究。固态和材料科学在新兴的纳米技术领域中所起的核心作用也将得到及时的关注。NRC SSSC的产出是及时和有用的材料和信息，广泛分发给教育机构、联邦政府和技术行业。该项目由能源部和国家标准与技术研究所共同资助，该奖项为国家研究委员会固态科学委员会（SSSC）提供部分支持。国家研究委员会是国家科学院和国家工程院的工作机构。SSSC将赞助固态和材料科学家与华盛顿政策制定者之间的讨论论坛。此外，SSSC将监测和报告当前非常感兴趣的几个主题，如纳米技术、生物分子材料和微重力环境下的材料。编制完成的材料将广泛分发给教育机构、联邦政府和技术工业。

This award provides partial support for the National Research Council's Solid State Sciences Committee (SSSC). The National Research Council is the working arm of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. The SSSC monitors field of materials research in the United States and provides guidance to federal agencies regarding their materials research programs. The Committee responds to requests for technical information and assistance; initiates conduct and publication of studies in the solid state sciences, acts as an educational resource for the community of the solid state opportunities; and provides a forum for discussion among solid state and materials scientists and Washington policymakers. The SSSC will continue these activities in the next three years, with projects such as the Materials Forum 2002 for Washington policy makers. The interface between the materials research communities and the biology communities will receive attention: a brochure at the lay level describing the interface between biology and the materials sciences will be produced. In addition a more technical study of "biomolecular materials" will be developed. The central role that solid state and materials science play in the emerging field of nanotechnology will also receive timely attention. The output of NRC SSSC an timely and useful materials and information that is widely disseminated to educational institutions, the Federal Government and technical industries. The project is co-funded with the Department of Energy and National Institute of Standards and TechnologyThis award provides partial support for the National Research Council's Solid State Sciences Committee (SSSC). The National Research Council is the working arm of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. The SSSC will sponsor a Forum for discussion between solid state and materials scientists and Washington policy makers. In addition the SSSC will monitor and report on several topics of great current interest, such as nanotechnology, biomolecular materials, and materials in microgravity environments. The resulting materials will be widely disseminated to educational institutions, the Federal Government and technical industries.